Hello. Can i have a list of the best must-have freeware programs out there? Thanks in advance.

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These are Free programs I use and like. (I have Win.98 & XP but most
work on other Windows operating systems)
Ad-Aware --------www.lavasoftusa.com ----- find and stop spyware
programs
AddressBook -- http://blaizfree.net -- secure address book
AutoClip --- http://www.rwakelin.freeserve.co.uk/autoclip/autoclip.htm
- saves text
AxCrypt ------- http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/ ... easy file
encryption ,open source
CacheMan -(98+ME)-- http://www.outertech.com/ - frees up RAM memory
CDex --- http://cdeos.sourceforge.net -- music
ripper/recorder/converter/player
Calendar -- http://www.geocities.com/cgopg/ -- wall calendar like
program
Convert --- http://www.joshmadison.com/software/convert/ -- converts
measurements
Download Express ---- www.metaproducts.com/ -- resuming
downloader with anti-virus
integration (uses your anti-virus program to scan downloads
automatically)
Easy Thumbnails ..www.fookes.com/ezthumbs ...Makes pictures smaller
for web or e-mail
Eraser -- http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ ------ securely delete and
overwrite sensitive files.
Gadwin Printscreen --- www.gadwin.com - automatically save screen
shots, even from some games
Hamsin Clipboard --- http://www.iisr-cnc.com/hamsin/ -- extends
clipboard use.
Irfan View -------www.irfanview.com --- pic.viewer,music player,slide
show maker, etc.
Karens Replicator -- www.karenware.com/ ---- great syncing and
backup program
Keep it Alive ---- www.pclightning.com ---- helps keep you from being
disconnected online
KeyNote --- http://sourceforge.net/projects/keynote/ ---Tabbed
notebook, RichText editor, encryption
KeyTweak -- (XP & 2000 only)-- http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/
-- tweaks (remaps) your keyboard
myIE2 ------- www.myie2.com ---- browser (shell for IE) blocks
pop-ups and ads , etc
MoffSoft FreeCalc --- www.moffsoft.com --- calculator , w/ tape
window, resizeable , and stays ontop ...
Mozilla-FoxFire -- www.mozilla.org -- Browser , mozilla based ,
blocks pop-ups , has resuming downloader, etc.
Mozilla-ThunderBird -
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/release-notes.html - best
free mail program
multi-timer -------www.programming.de --------10 in one timer (counts
up or down)
Nail it - http://www.pier7.net/dojo/Nail-It.htm ---keeps a window "on
top" (for example your calculator)
Open Office --- www.openoffice.org ---- full office suite ,compatable
with others, open source. (60mb+)
Panda Money -- http://adrienmiller.free.fr/Dwnloads/EngDownloads.htm -
a check register like money program
PassKeeper -------www.passkeeper.com ----- password/info keeper
encrypted/password protected
PDF Creator -- http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/index_en.htm -
make .PDF files
RegSeeker -- www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm -- advanced registry
cleaner
Restoration -- http://www.webattack.com/get/restoration.html --restore
files deleted past recycle bin
ScanDefrag -------(98+ME)-
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html ...helps scan&defrag
computer, works during bootup, run manually or on a schedule.
Script Defender --www.analogx.com ---- protection from virus scripts
Spider -- http://www.fsm.nl/ward/ -- lets you read/empty your temp. &
index.dat files, etc.
Splitter ------- www.martinstoeckli.ch/ ---splits files,folders
SpyBot -search & destroy --- http://spybot.safer-networking.org/
----removes spyware from computer
SpywareBlaster -- www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html -- stops
spyware from running
SpywareGuard -- http://www.wilderssecurity.net/ -- prevents spyware
installing
StartupMonitor ----http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml ---
monitors the startup list
textachriver -- http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/scripts9.html --
saves highlighted text and
the url, from web sites to a text file. (using IE or MyIE2)
textShield --- http://members.lycos.nl/textshield/ --- small,
fast, Rich text editor w/spellcheck
TotalUninstall -- http://www.geocities.com/ggmartau/download/download.html
- monitor and uninstall programs
TreePad ---- www.treepad.com ---- small, configurable, indexing,
plain text data program
WordWeb -------- www.wordweb.co.uk -----english dictionary and
thesaurus
Zone alarm ------www.zonelabs.com ----- a very good free firewall
7-zip ---- www.7-zip.org/ --- free ,open source, zip - unzip utility
+++++++ any questions , just go to the sites and read about them
+++++
==========These are some sites to get stuff from , (utilities , games
, etc.) ========
www.pricelessware.org www.moochers.com
www.snapfiles.com/
www.wantdbest.com/ www.freewarearena.com
www.ded.com/nonags/index.html
www.onlythebestfreeware.com
www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php
 
Roger said:
Celestia! Celestia! Celestia!
http://www.shatters.net/celestia
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I tried Celestia, but it wasn't so interesting. And it crashed in my
win98se system. I could not find out how to move about.

A similar program is Orbiter. Description, screenshots:
http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html

Download:
http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/download.html

Addons:
<http://www.orbitmods.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=1>

The objects in space and on earth look good, like in Celestia, but in
Orbiter you can also jump into a spaceship and drive anywhere in space,
or on earth, because Orbiter can be used as a flight simulator too.

If you handle the gas pedal gently you can stay inside the atmosphere.
The friction against the air means that there is a speed limit in the
atmosphere.
If you want to go faster you just fly higher.

It is actually a very accurate scientific simulation program for serious
use by people who know a lot about space travel, but you can set the
fuel to be unlimited and play around as much as you like.

It is a rather big download though, 36MB for just the minimum system,
and then 100MB of other files you may want.
These extra files contain high resolution data about the surfaces of
planets, monns, and earth.
They also contain extra space ships to choose from.

Installation is easy, copy all parts into a folder you have created
under C:\Program Files named Orbiter, preserving paths from the zip
file.
Deinstallation is even simpler, delete all files and folders under the
Orbiter directory. The program does not write to the registry.
Try the basic installation, 36MB, first, before you add more files.
Read the big pdf file in the doc directory, learn the few most important
keys to control a vehicle.
Choose between different graphics standard settings in the program until
it works well, if you have any problems. A joystick is nice to have but
not necessary.
 
Roger Johansson <no- said:
I tried Celestia, but it wasn't so interesting. And it crashed in my
win98se system.
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Every time I exit Celestia on W98se I get :
"CELESTIA caused an invalid page fault .. blah blah", but the OS
continues to work fine.
I could not find out how to move about.
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It isn't really possible to flit about, just set orbits and distances,
so this here Orbiter sounds rather interesting ...
A similar program is Orbiter. Description, screenshots:
http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html

Download:
http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/download.html

Addons:
<http://www.orbitmods.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=1>

The objects in space and on earth look good, like in Celestia, but in
Orbiter you can also jump into a spaceship and drive anywhere in space,
or on earth, because Orbiter can be used as a flight simulator too.
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(snip details and large download warnings)

I know a man who often has access to enormous bandwidth so I'm sure he
would do me a favour one day .... :-)

Thanks for the pointer!
 
(e-mail address removed) (Mcky) wrote in @posting.google.com:
Regardless whether it is Graphics,system,HTML etc. Thanks very much.
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There is but one .......... Windows PowerPro

www.windowspowerpro.com

Does a million things ........

But then there is the other half million it doesn't do :(
 
On 26 May 2004 06:13:28 -0700 in article <e251cbc5.0405260513.631d0a30
@posting.google.com>, (e-mail address removed) spoke thusly...
Regardless whether it is Graphics,system,HTML etc. Thanks very much.
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Sure. Go to one of my sites below, and download the list in zip format.

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Freezone Freeware: 1200+ applications
http://chuckr.freeshell.org (zip file of file list only)
http://freezone.darksoft.co.nz
http://home.att.net/~chuckr30/index.html (zip file of file list only)
http://chuckr.bravepages.com
 
Regardless whether it is Graphics,system,HTML etc. Thanks very much.
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I wouldn't place a lot of value on this list.

A lot of the programs are unneeded, or at least they
would be if the people posting the list were computer gurus.

For example, I have made my IE-based Web browser. So, I don't
need "priceless pop-up ad blockers." My browser blocks ads.
Why should I need an external program to do it?

Learn how to program. That will be a more useful list.

dos-man
 
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